Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand is an American singer,actress,songwriter,producer,and director. With a career spanning over six decades,she has achieved success across multiple fields of entertainment,being among the first performers awarded an Emmy,Grammy,Oscar,and Tony (EGOT).
The Waltz in D-flat major,Op. 64,No. 1,sometimes known as "Valse du petit chien",and popularly known in English as the Minute Waltz,is a piano waltz by Polish composer and virtuoso Frédéric Chopin. It is dedicated to the Countess Delfina Potocka.
"C'est si bon" is a French popular song composed in 1947 by Henri Betti with the lyrics by AndréHornez. The English lyrics were written in 1949 by Jerry Seelen. The song has been adapted in several languages.
"Animal Crackers in My Soup" is a song introduced by Shirley Temple in the film Curly Top (1935). The lyrics were written by Josephine Drexel,Irving Caesar and Ted Koehler and the music by Ray Henderson;the sheet music was published by Sam Fox Publishing Company.
The Barbra Streisand Album is the debut album by American singer Barbra Streisand,released February 25,1963,on Columbia Records,catalogue CL 2007 in mono and CS 8807 in stereo. It peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top LPs,and has been certified a gold album by the RIAA. By 1966,the album had sold over one million copies worldwide.
The Second Barbra Streisand Album is the title of Barbra Streisand's second solo studio album. It was released in August 1963,just six months after the release of her debut album,The Barbra Streisand Album,and was recorded in four days in June 1963.
My Name Is Barbra is the first of two studio album tie-ins by Barbra Streisand for her debut television special of the same name,which aired April 28,1965,on CBS-TV. Boosted by the critical acclaim for the broadcast,the album was certified gold and peaked at #2 on the US charts;by 1966,the album sold over one million copies worldwide.
Barbra Streisand is an American actress and singer. Her discography consists of 118 singles,36 studio albums,12 compilations,11 live albums,and 15 soundtracks. According to the Recording Industry Association of America,Streisand is the second-best-selling female album artist in the United States with 68.5 million certified albums in the country,and a career total ranging from 150 to 200 million making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
"I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" is a song from the 1956 musical My Fair Lady,with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It was originally performed by Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins who also performed it in the 1964 film version.
"I Finally Found Someone" is a song by American singer Barbra Streisand and Canadian singer Bryan Adams. The power ballad was part of the soundtrack of Streisand's 1996 self-directed movie The Mirror Has Two Faces and was nominated for an Oscar. Several versions of a CD single were issued on its initial release. One contains a rare Spanish-language version of her 1976 song "Evergreen",as well as Adams' previous single "Let's Make a Night to Remember". Another version includes three solo recordings by Adams from his most recent album.
"Shake Me,Wake Me" is a song recorded by the American quartet Four Tops for their third studio album,On Top (1966). It was released in February 1966 as a 7" vinyl single through Motown records. It was written and produced by Brian Holland,Lamont Dozier,and Eddie Holland. A gospel rock track,its lyrics detail a relationship that has ended. It has since been regarded as one of Four Tops' most successful singles ever. It charted moderately well in both the United States and Canada,and became the group's fifth consecutive entry to chart within the top five of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Four Tops has performed "Shake Me,Wake Me " on various occasions throughout their careers and have included it on several greatest hits albums,including on The Four Tops Greatest Hits (1967) and The Ultimate Collection (1997).
Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album recorded by American vocalist Barbra Streisand. It was released in January 1970,by Columbia Records. The record is a compilation consisting of 11 commercially successful singles from the singer's releases in the 1960s,with a majority of them being cover songs. The songs on Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits originally appeared on one of the singer's eight previous albums and span in release from 1963 to 1968. It contains her most commercially successful tracks,including her first Billboard Hot 100 top ten single "People" and top 40 entry "Second Hand Rose". The album was distributed on compact disc in 1986 and rereleased under the title The Hits in 2006.
Je m'appelle Barbra (1966) is the eighth studio album released by American singer Barbra Streisand. She sings much of the album in French.
"What's New Pussycat?" is the theme song for the eponymous movie,written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David,and sung by Welsh singer Tom Jones. The original single included a 13-second instrumental introduction,ending in the sound of shattering glass,but later issues omitted this introduction.
Love Is the Answer is the thirty-second studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand released on September 29,2009. The album consists of jazz standards and was produced by Diana Krall and Tommy LiPuma. It also features Krall on piano and orchestral arrangements by Johnny Mandel,Anthony Wilson and Alan Broadbent. A deluxe edition contains a bonus disc featuring versions of the songs with just Streisand's vocals and Krall's quartet.
The Owl and the Pussycat is the soundtrack album to the 1970 American film of the same name. Released by Columbia Records,it features film dialogue by Barbra Streisand and George Segal recorded over music performed by American band Blood,Sweat &Tears. The album's five tracks were all written by Buck Henry,produced by Thomas Z. Shepard.
Back to Brooklyn is the eighth live album by Barbra Streisand,recorded over two nights at Barclays Center during the Barbra Live tour in October 2012. Released November 25,2013 in the US,the album peaked at number 189 on the Top Current Albums chart,and also charted in Belgium,the Netherlands,Germany,and the United Kingdom.
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever is the soundtrack album to the 1970 American film of the same name. It was released by Columbia Records on July 1,1970 and features singing by Barbra Streisand and Yves Montand,in addition to choral arrangements and live orchestration. No commercial singles were released from the soundtrack,but the reprise version of the title track was released as a promotional single on 7" vinyl by Columbia. Executively and solely produced by Wally Gold,the album's ten tracks were written by Alan Jay Lerner while the music was written by Burton Lane. The album was reissued on compact disc in 2008.
Live at the Bon Soir is the tenth live album by American singer Barbra Streisand. Originally intended as her debut album,the material was recorded over three nights in November 1962 shortly after Streisand was signed by Columbia Records. Retrieved from Streisand's archives and remastered,the live recordings were released November 4,2022,to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of the original tapings.
"Sam,You Made the Pants Too Long" is a parody of the song "Lawd,You Made the Night Too Long",written in 1932 by Victor Young with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis. The lyrics play as a lament that a tailor named Sam,while highly skilled at fitting a suit's coat and vest,inadvertently made the trousers far too long.
